My First Home Reno Project - Half Bathroom
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Comments (21)I am getting ready to do exactly the same thing and this is the my plan. I am not changing the location of any of the fixtures and I am not changing out the bathtub, so my list is straightforward. If you have major changes, the sequence might change. 1. Gather together all of the things you want to install - I have the vanity, toilet, plumbing fixtures (came today! yay!) and I am still waiting on the floor and wall tile. 2. When you have everything gathered, you are ready to start. Demo the old vanity and the wall mirror (if the mirror is big like mine you might have to hire glass people to remove it and haul it away). (I will remove the vanity and break it down). 3. Next get the plumber in to do the plumbing rough for the shower fixtures. He will cut into your old tile to get to the pipes, but doesn't do the tile demo. 4. Tile guy comes next. He will demo the shower and floor and put up the moisture barriers, cement board, tile, etc. He removes old toilet. You might consider timing your demo to coincide with trash pickup day (our trash guys will haul away the debris for a $20 gratuity). Depending on the size of bath, tiling could take 3-4 days. 5. Paint behind the toilet and the vanity wall. 6. The plumber comes back to finish the shower fixture installation and to install the toilet. 7. Immediately after the tile is done, get the glass people in to measure for the shower door (if that is what you are doing). It takes a couple of weeks to make the door so have them come as soon as the tile is set. 8. The carpenter comes next to install the vanity, medicine cabinet, etc. 9. As soon as the vanity is installed, you need to call the counter top people to template. It might take a week or two to get your counter top. Once the counter top is installed, the plumber returns to install the sink faucet. This is the time I would paint the rest of the room and install the mirror. I am likely doing a tile backsplash so I will need to get the tile guy back once the countertop is installed. Last thing that gets installed is the shower door and that will be in a few weeks from when you called them. As soon as the tile comes, I will start setting up the appointments. I will call the tile person first because he will be the busiest. Once I know when he's coming, I will call the plumber to do the rough the day before the tile guy is due. If everything is scheduled properly, I am expecting my bathroom remodel to take around 2 weeks. I am not installing or changing lighting - but you could have the electrician come at any time (but before the painting)....See MoreGeometric Wallpaper for First Floor Half Bathroom
Comments (16)If the room isn't that big, what about a stencil? Some of them are quite amazing these days, and the pattern does not look that difficult? Then you can get the perfect color you want. Have a look at this amazing job: http://knockoffdecor.com/hexagon-wall-stencil/ This is the exact replica of the Hicks design you are going for!...See MoreAdvice on converting first-floor full bathroom to half bathroom
Comments (19)As a real estate appraiser I would advise to try to keep it. It will reduce the valuation by a few percent. If I were to appraise your home, I would now have to compare and adjust it from a 3 bathroom home to a 2.5. That's anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000 adjustment downwards. Understand that I don't know where you live or your real estate market. Even though there is no bedroom on the floor, it's a very usable space. At the very least, I'd put in a shower. You just never know when someone will lose their mobility. It looks like an older home. If your laundry room is in the basement, you may want to reconfigure it to bring the laundry up to the main living area. That would be an improvement in utility and the only reason why I would consider eliminating it. Hard to see everything, but you could reconfigure the doorway/entry and take over that vestibule area....See MoreBathroom reno making me tear my hair out
Comments (6)Timing is shifting and changing, with less than ideal communication about it in normal construction ptojects in a non pandemic year. Covid accelerated that, and then added more huge monkey wrenches with major supply issues. Right now, your experience is normal. Understand that there is nothing that your GC can do that affects the outside forces that are causing this. The electrical delay on Mrs Smiths job means downstream consequences not just for her, but for Mr Jones, Ms Green, Graham, and you. You do not control the forces that create these issues either. No one expected the TX freeze to have major impacts on paint availability this deep into the year. Or to force major compsnies to try to outsource components elsewhere, which ruined hundreds of batches, and made the issue worse, not better. Every part of the build industry is overtaxed and beyond capacity. At a time when demand is 200% higher, ability to fulfill is 30% or less. . Try to be understsnding. It isn’t affecting just your job. Millions are in the same boat....See Moremonicakm_gw
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